the Plughole Boy – the future!

there’s MORE of the Plughole Boy to come! In 2026

…and also in 2026

…and ALSO in 2026, The Plughole Boy and the Friendly Ghost

woo woo woo w-w-w-woowoooo woooooooh! Be very scared!

There are many more, see below for all 21. A rich world of adventure. Below ground! In the drains! Above ground! In the town! In the countryside! The Plughole Girl appears too, in every story. Children love to spot her in random illustrations. Her major appearance is in The Plughole Boy and the Plughole Girl, number 21, the final story. This will be published sooner than its true position, as she’s such an important part of the Plughole Boy’s world…

‘And children, did you SEE her? The Plughole Girl? She was THERE. She’s a cheeky one!’ Spot the Plughole Girl peeping out from behind a tree in The Plughole Boy’s Big Adventure

PUBLISHING, and plans

2025

1. The Plughole Boy’s Very First Story (buy it now, £8.99, bookshops, Amazon and so on)

2026

2. The Plughole Boy’s Second Ever Story – The Plughole Boy’s Big Adventure
3. The Plughole Boy’s Last Ever Story – The Plughole Boy and the Plughole Girl
4. The Plughole Boy’s Third Adventure – The Plughole Boy and the Friendly Ghost

and maybe in 2026, in time for Christmas

4. The Plughole Boy’s Fourth Adventure – The Plughole Boy and the Witches’ Brew

and as soon as Emily can do the illustrations

5. The Plughole Boy’s Fifth Adventure – The Plughole Boy and the Carwash
6. The Plughole Boy’s Sixth Adventure – The Plughole Boy and the Gas Leak
7. The Plughole Boy’s Seventh Adventure – The Plughole Boy and the Giant Fountain
8. The Plughole Boy’s Eighth Adventure – The Plughole Boy and the Injured Dog
9. The Plughole Boy’s Ninth Adventure – The Plughole Boy and the Ladybirds
10. The Plughole Boy’s Tenth Adventure – The Plughole Boy and the Gnarled Gnu
11. The Plughole Boy’s Eleventh Adventure – The Plughole Boy and the Kidnapped Girl
12. The Plughole Boy’s Twelfth Adventure – The Plughole Boy Clears his Nose
13. The Plughole Boy’s Thirteenth Adventure – The Plughole Boy’s Fall
14. The Plughole Boy’s Fourteenth Adventure – The Plughole Boy and the Angry Shark
15. The Plughole Boy’s Fifteenth Adventure – The Plughole Boy’s Race
16. The Plughole Boy’s Sixteenth Adventure – The Plughole Boy and the Flood
17. The Plughole Boy’s Seventeenth Adventure – The Plughole Boy and the Plumber’s Tools
18. The Plughole Boy’s Eighteenth Adventure – The Plughole Boy and the Hunt
19. The Plughole Boy’s Nineteenth Adventure – The Plughole Boy’s Sneeze
20. The Plughole Boy’s Twentieth Adventure – The Plughole Boy and the Fox

by then the kids will be old enough to read for themselves a truly scary Hallowe’en story, Jon Lantern’s Nightmare, available now on Kindle, £3.99. Though not for the faint hearted!

 

Jon Lantern’s Blind Terror will be following soon, and not light years away, the final part of the trilogy, Jon Lantern’s Cosmic Horror. All three books will be published as actual books